Shion Miyawaki Explained

Shion Miyawaki
宮脇詩音
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Miyawaki Shion
Birth Date:1990 2, df=y
Birth Place:Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Origin:Japan
Genre:J-pop
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:2007–present
Label:Rhythm Zone (2007–present)
Associated Acts:Seara Kojo

Shion Miyawaki (宮脇詩音) is a Japanese pop singer under the label Rhythm Zone along with fellow rival, classmate and friend Seara Kojo.

Biography

At the age of 12, Shion was selected to go to the Avex Artist Academy. After 4 years of long-term lessons, she graduated with classmate Seara Kojo.[1]

They were signed under the label Rhythm Zone and became the project The Rival.[2] They both released a single, Shions was called BOY and Searas was called JOY. Both leading songs had the same melody, only a different arrangement. Both singles were released on the same day but failed reaching the top 100 on the Oricon chart.

After their first single they both released a 1000 copied limited single. The one selling her copies the fastest would be the first one re-signed on their label and would be the first one to release new material.Shion won this competition selling her single Shinin' Star a couple of weeks before Seara and so she started recording her mini-debut album Dear.Because they both out sold their single they got their own Official websites.

Shion now writes a cellphone story named KoiUta. This is a story about Shions experience with love. On 21 April 2009, Shions official website presented a new arranged version of Shinin' Star that would be available for online download on mu-mo. On 17 June the official website released a new song named Everything is you -MAKAI original mix- for the cellphone.[3] CD Japan listed a new mini-album from Shion Miyawaki named Love Songs – Koi Uta to be released on 2 September.[4] On 17 July 2009, the second mini-album was confirmed Shions official website. The mini-album contained songs in which she sang about her experience that were told in KoiUta.[5]

In year 2016, her songs 'Kaketa Tsuki' and 'Mata Kimi ni Aeru Hi' are used as the first and second ending songs respectively.

Discography

Mini albums

Date of Release/SaleTitleLabelRemarks
6 August 2008dearRhythm ZoneFailed to chart on Oricon
2 September 2009Love Songs – Koi UtaRhythm ZoneFailed to chart on Oricon
25 May 2016SORAAvex Trax

Full albums

Date of Release/SaleTitleLabelRemarks
25 July 2015GIRLAvex Trax
21 December 2016SHARE THE HAPPYAvex Trax

Singles

Date of Release/SaleTitleLabelRemarks
25 July 2007BOYRhythm Zone
  1. 182 on Oricon
3 November 2007Shinin' StarRhythm REPUBLIC1000 limited copies – sold out
2 December 2015Saigou no Yasashisa / Hanahiraku Toki Avex Trax

Singles (Digital Download)

Date of Release/SaleTitleLabelRemarks
3 November 2010Sekai wo Teki ni Mawashite moRhythm Zone
13 April 2011RIPURAIRhythm Zone
13 April 2011WITH URhythm Zone
6 January 2016Kaketa TsukiAvex Trax
13 January 2016Oki ni Iri no Kutsu
20 January 2016Maru demo Hatsu Koi
20 July 2016Doko demo SHEA – girlyparty
19 October 2016Ashita e no BASU

Collaborations

  1. 2008 October 8 ICE×SHION×nawii – Beat☆Bang!!Bang!![6]

Television work

Shion Miyawaki is one of the main cast members of MTV Asia's reality television series, Shibuhara Girls.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile宮脇詩音. Rhythm Zone. 8 May 2009. 8 May 2009. ja.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080709043342/http://www.the-rival.net/ The Rival
  3. Web site: 宮脇詩音 official website INFO宮脇詩音. Rhythm Zone. 8 May 2009. 8 May 2009. ja.
  4. Web site: Love Songs – Koi Uta [CD+DVD] CD Shion Miyawaki Jpop CDJapan宮脇詩音]. CD Japan Neowing. 13 July 2009. 13 July 2009. ja.
  5. Web site: 宮脇詩音 official website DISCOGRAPHY宮脇詩音. Rhythm Zone. 17 July 2009. 17 July 2009. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090418034907/http://www.shion.tv/disc.html. 18 April 2009.
  6. Web site: Amazon.jp: Beat☆Bang!!Bang!!ICE×SHION×nawii. 23 July 2009. 23 July 2009. ja.